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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The Indian Removal Act was signed into law in what year?
2. Sam Davis was hung by a mob in Harrodsburg, Kentucky in what year?
3. What were the two main resources sought by Christopher Columbus on his voyage when he first encountered the Arawaks?
4. According to the author in Chapter 7, “In 1820, 120,000 Indians lived east of the Mississippi. By 1844, fewer than” how many were left?
5. When was the Tea Act passed by the British Parliament?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe history’s depiction of women in the beginning of Chapter 6?
2. Why did the English send 1,000 soldiers to Virginia in 1676, according to the author in Chapter 3?
3. How are the traditions and cultures of the Native American tribes described regarding their perception of women in Chapter 6?
4. How does Howard Zinn describe the growth in the number of slaves in the United States between 1790 and 1860 in Chapter 9?
5. What was the first representative assembly introduced in Virginia? What were the responsibilities of this assembly regarding slavery?
6. What author spent a night in jail following his protest of the Mexican-American War? Why was he arrested?
7. What does the author say of “natural antipathy” in Chapter 2?
8. How does the author describe Virginia’s “chain of oppression” in Chapter 3?
9. How does the author describe the beginning of the American Revolutionary War in Chapter 5? How successful were the Americans in the first battles?
10. How does the author compare and contrast the treatment of women to that of the Native Americans in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the Marshall Plan and its influences and repercussions. When did the plan begin operation? How much money did the United States provide to Europe in order to rebuild the economy and prevent the spread of Communism? Why did the United States see Communism as an ultimate threat?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the policies of President Woodrow Wilson. In his first term as President, Wilson persuaded a Democratic Congress to pass major progressive reforms. What were these reforms? How did they affect the common citizens of the country?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the origins, history, culture, religion, and society of the Arawak people, and how this society changed with the arrival of Columbus and his fleet. How many Arawak people inhabited the islands where Columbus landed? How many slaves did Columbus take with him?
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